Delphiniums

Did the garden centre this morning, came back with lotsa goodies
Decided to replace old hedge with a new fence now think I need some thing tall to cover fresh looking wood, Have bought delphiniums never grown them before, can any one can tell me the length of flowering period and any tips apart that slugs love them.
Also got Hollyhocks and Foxgloves, shall pop in a few sunflowers in between while the get going probably wont get much of a show this year. Rosietutu

 

so many varieties...... still trying to grow a good one the wind always gets them where I live and I hate to see giant bamboo cane holding them up .

They like full sun well drained soil and its a greedy plant so lots of manure if you can

some amazing ones from here ...

http://www.blackmore-langdon.com/category/Delphiniums

 

I'm not sure about the slug thing ... mine are up early in the Spring, relative to other things, and thus they have put on some [enough] growth before the slugs are active. But, yeah, best to start Slug Pellets on Valentines Day ... I put the first lot down at the weekend - that reminds me: must buy Mrs K some Roses and give her a kiss

 

Chelsea Chop ??? Not familiar with that one. Now I have replaced the hedge with a fence, the molluscs have no hiding place ( I hope) but am always well stocked up on slug pellets as they make a bee line for my Runner Beans/Clematis.
Really looking forward to all the new plants this year.

 

At the time of the Chelsea Flower Show (used as an aide memoire) chop down some clumps of herbaceous so that they have to grow up again - and thus those ones flower later.